This lesson on Native Americans is just a general beginning to the
history and lives of the Native Americans. I made this lesson to give
my boys a general understanding of the Native American's way of life
and the things they have endured. It is by no means a complete study.
As we study more of American history the boys will learn about other
events that involved the Native Americans but for now I wanted them
to have a lesson that concentrated solely on these great people and
their heritage.

People:1. Osceola
2. Tecumseh
3. American Horse
4. Crazy Horse
5. Red Jacket
6. Pontiac
7. Hiawatha
8. Washakie
9. The Bat
10. Red Cloud
11. Red Eagle
12. Cochise
13. Powhatan
14. Major Ridge
15. John Ross
Record what tribe they were from, death and birth if you can find it.
Their role in history and any interesting facts you find about them.

Biographies:
1. Sequoyah
2. Sacagawea
3. Geronimo
4. Chief Joseph
5. Pocahontas
6. Squanto
7. Sitting Bull
Fill in the biography paper for each person. Make sure to record any
thoughts or impressions you have about their role in history or their
character. What can we learn from them? How
to write a biography *grammar/writing

Events:
1. Treaty of Hopewell
2. The Revolt of the Young Chiefs
3. Creek War
4. Indian Removal Act of 1830
5. Wounded Knee Massacre
6. Red River War
7. Ute Wars
8. The Rogue River Treaty
9. Old Northwest Warfare
10. Starved Rock
11. The Great Giveaway of 1889
Record the date, location, outcome of these events. Also note the causes
of these events. There are a lot more events in Native American History,
see how many more you can find out about. Make sure to record your thoughts
about these events. (History is not worth studying if we don't learn
lessons from it)

Pick a Native American tribe and find out the type of home they had.
Make a model of the home. Be creative with your choice of materials.
Also keep it small because we will use it in a diorama in a later activity.
*art

Native Americans use plants for many things among these are medicine.
Your task is to find samples of as many of these plants as you can during
a nature walk. You will then put the samples in your plant journal and
record information about each plant in your journal. Make sure to record
its scientific name, common name, location it was found, a description
of the plant, and the use of the plant. You may not be able to locate
many plants in your area so an alternative would be to locate photos
of these plants and record where it grows. *science connection (this
project should be done over the span of the study)

For this project you will need to make a plant journal, a list of plants
used by Native Americans for healing, plastic bags, glue, pens

Find the census
record for Native Americans in 1980 and 1990. What tribe has the
largest population? Which has the least? What is the difference between
these 2 populations? Look at the top 10 populations. Was there an increase
or decrease in population in the 10 years? *math

Week 4:

Read Aloud: The Buffalo and the Indians: a Shared Destiny

Kids read: If You Lived With the Hopi, Crazy Horse

Movie: The History Channel Navajo Code Talkers

Activities:

Use the links below to come up with a secret message to give a friend.
Make sure to give your friend the secret code so they can read the message.
Then have your friend write you back using the code.

Native Americans use to tell stories by painting pictures on buffalo
hides. Use the link below to find out about buffalo hide paintings.
Then make one of your own. You could use a brown paper bag for the buffalo
hide. Crumple it up and flatten it several times to give it more of
a leather look. *art